The prevailing narrative surrounding minorities in tech relates to how beneficial employing minorities can be for a company and/or how detrimental the lack of diverse perspectives can be. I’ve searched for, and have been disappointed to find that few st...

Today we are reporting our diversity data. We are not the first technology company to report this and by now, you probably know what that blog post looks like. We are doing many of the same things other companies are doing and have already described. In t...

IT’S A SEA of black graduation gowns in the belly of the Barclays Center in Brooklyn one rainy Tuesday evening in June. On the floor of the stadium, where the basketball court should be, sit thousands of students awaiting the start of the 75th Commencem...

Oakland technology entrepreneurs and philanthropists Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein will spend $40 million over the next three years to help make Silicon Valley more diverse and inclusive, giving specifically to companies with leaders from underrepres...

Asian Americans’ long history of challenging stereotypes has often overlooked the ways in which capitalism forges racial identity. In his May 2014 commencement speech to Yale’s Asian-American alumni, jazz musician and Harvard professor Vijay Iyer said...

For Hank Williams, an entrepreneur based in New York, building a more diverse Silicon Valley isn’t just an economic or moral issue. There are more pressing reasons, ones that no one in the industry or anywhere else likes to talk about. “The problem is...

THE DOWNTOWN SAN Francisco office where Tracy Chou codes for Pinterest has the frenetic buzz of a fast-growing company. Construction workers have recently knocked down the north wall, annexing a neighboring building. Clusters of empty Ikea tables have bee...

It’s no secret that there is a serious lack of women in the tech industry — an issue that has organizations and individuals rallying to support women in STEM careers. Groups such as Girls who Code are dedicated to educating and exposing young wome...

LAS VEGAS — It’s time for the tech industry to walk the walk when it comes to women and minorities in the tech and gaming industries. That’s the surprise message delivered by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich as he unveiled a $300 million diversity initiativ...